SWAMPSCOTT — Social distancing, smaller groups, masks, and clean bathrooms are necessary to make sure Swampscott’s 2020 recreational programming stays in line with COVID-19 guidelines, but town staff are working hard to make sure it will still be fun.

SWAMPSCOTT — The Catholic parishes of St. John the Evangelist in Swampscott and St. Thomas Aquinas in Nahant will reopen this weekend for in-person services, now that Gov. Charlie Baker has given the go-ahead for religious services to resume under his Phase 1 COVID-19 reopening plan.